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Wagan Tech other sound equipment

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jan 4, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Jan 4, 2012the latest report was made
  • Jan 4, 2012the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Wagan Tech
Maker
Wagan CorporationMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Other sound equipmentRecording, playing or receivingCPSC’s product type: Other Sound Recording, Reproducing or Receiving Equip. (code 573), in Electronics: Audio & Radio

By month

1 report from February 2011 to January 2012; the most in January 2012, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
January 20121

How badly anyone was hurt

  • Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. Hurt, no treatment

    Made Jan 4, 2012, sent to the company Jan 17, 2012, published by CPSC Jan 31, 2012

    The product, in the report: USB Modulator with FM Transmitter (aka MP3 player)

    I used a Wagman Tech Car FM Transmitter (Item # 2516) (this is a type of MP3 player) with a [REDACTED] USB memory stick to play MP3 music through my car radio while driving at night. The memory stick contains an LED indicator light which flashes when the memory module is accessed by a computer (or MP3 player in this case.) The LED was very bright compared to the interior of my car at night, and was flashing at the rate of about 5 Hz (5 times per second.) After about 5 minutes, I suddenly felt like I was waking up from being unconscious. The image of the road I saw was skewed, even though my head was straight. I suffered from vertigo and mild nausea for the rest of the night. It took me a minute to realize that I was suffering from Flicker Vertigo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki! Flicker_vertigo), and I immediately turned the MP3 player off. I did not suffer further problems. I have been tested for Epilepsy, and am certain that I DO NOT suffer from it. I have never suffered from these symptoms prior to this.

    Had I not been aware of the phenomenon, it is likely I would have continued listening to the music, being distracted by the flashing LED, suffered additional episodes, and been involved in an automobile accident.

    As an electrical engineer, it is my opinion that this issue is not unique to this model or brand of transmitter or memory device, but could potentially affect drivers using ANY type of MP3 player with ANY brand of memory stick any time between sunset and sunrise.

    Model
    2516
    Bought
    Nov 28, 2011
    Where
    Fleming Island, Florida: Street or Highway
    Who was involved
    Age 62, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Wagan Tech, made or sold by Wagan Corporation
    Reports CPSC links to it
    20120113-0D1FB-1224939
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

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Sources

Sources

  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

    Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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